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MYCOLOGY

Utah Valley University - BIOL1620

This course section is entirely online. All assignments, quizzes, and exams will be turned in and taken on Canvas. My preferred contact method is our group Slack channel.

This webpage will host links to all resources and videos, and serves as a roadmap for the semester, listing readings, assignments, etc.

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Course Syllabus

Text Book

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Table of Contents

Week 1 | Week 5 | Week 9 | Week 13

Week 2 | Week 6 | Week 10 | Week 14

Week 3 | Week 7 | Week 11 | Week 15

Week 4 | Week 8 | Week 12 | Week 16

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Week 1

Topics:

• What are fungi? | Chytrids and divergence from metazoa | Fungal phylogeny

Readings and Assignments

• Read James, et al., 2006
• Read Webster & Weber: 1.1, 1.5, 6.1
• Canvas quiz on readings
• Find and grow zygomycete fungi (Canvas assignment)
• Get “Mr. Bloomfield’s Orchard” by Nicholas Money (LINK)

Resources

• Major Topics

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Week 2

Topics

• The “hyphal lifestyle” | Fungal physiology | Zygomycetes | Reproduction in fungi

Readings and Assignments

• Read Fisher, et al., 2018
• Read Webster & Weber: 1.3 | 1.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3.1 | 7.3.2
• Canvas quiz on readings

Resources

• Major Topics
• fungal mating types
• zygo life cycle

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Week 3

Topics

• Ascomycetes | Species concept in fungi | Anamorphs and Teleomorphs | Dikaryotism

Readings and Assignments

Resources

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Week 4

Topics

• Basidiomycetes

Readings and Assignments

Resources

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Week 5

Topics

• Fungal development | Mushroom mechanics | Active dispersal

Readings and Assignments

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Week 6

Topics

• Medical mycology

Readings and Assignments

• Read Huffnagle & Noverr, 2013

Resources

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Week 7

Topics

• Plant pathogens

Readings and Assignments

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Week 8

Topics

• Distribution and dispersal | Population ecology

Readings and Assignments

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Week 9

Topics

• Symbioses: Endophytes

Readings and Assignments

• Read Christian, et al., 2017

Resources

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Videos

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Week 10

Topics

• Symbioses: Mycorrhizae

Readings and Assignments

Resources

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Week 11

Topics

• Symbioses: Lichens

Readings and Assignments

Resources

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Week 12

Topics

• Fungal ecosystem services

Assignments

Resources

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Week 13

Topics

• Ethnomycology

Readings and Assignments

• Read Dugan, 2008

Resources

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Week 14

Thanksgiving Break

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Week 15

Topics

• Molecular mycology | Intro to fungal bioinformatics

Readings and Assignments

• Read Raja, et al., 2017

Resources

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Week 16

Topics

• Wrap-up

Readings and Assignments

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